Classic tales level beginner 2 the fisherman and his wife

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Retold by Sue Arengo

Illustrated by Annabelle Hartmann

POOR fisherman lives in this hut

He lives here with his wife

Every day he goes to the sea

It is strange and beautiful

‘Oh, fisherman! Put me back in the

sea!’ says the fish

‘Tm not a fish ’m a magic prince.’

‘Oh! A magic

prince!’ says the

fisherman

‘We can’t eat you.’

He puts the fish

back in the sea

and he goes home

‘What? No fish!’ says his wife

‘Are there no fish in the sea?’

‘There’s a magic fish,’ says the fisherman

‘We can’t eat a magic fish so it’s back

in the sea.’

‘What?’ says his wife “You silly man!

A magic fish can help us

| want something I want a nice little

cottage

Go and ask the fish!’

( OhI Magic fish in the sea! )

The fisherman goes back to the sea

Now the water is green

The fisherman shouts,

‘Oh! Magic fish in the sea!

Please come up and speak to me.’

‘What do you want?’ says the fish

‘My wife wants something, says the

fisherman ‘She wants a cottage.’

‘Go home!’ says the fish ‘She has it.’

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The fisherman goes home

‘Look!’ says his wife “Look at this cottage!

‘We can be happy now.’

‘Yes, says his wife “Perhaps we can ’

Then she starts to think

A week later the fisherman’s wife says,

‘Husband, this cottage is very small

I want something I want a nice big

house.’

‘No, wife, please!’ says the fisherman

‘We don’t want a big house.’

‘Yes, we do, says his wife

‘Go and ask the fish!’

( Oh! Magic fish in the sea! )

Now the water is purple

The fisherman shouts,

‘Oh! Magic fish in the sea!

Please come up and speak to me.’

‘What do you want?’ says the fish

‘My wife wants something,’ says the

fisherman, ‘She wants a big house.’

‘Go home!’ says the fish ‘She has it.’

The fisherman goes home

‘Look!’ says his wife

‘Look at this house!

‘Yes, wife,’ says the fisherman

‘It’s very nice

We can be happy now.’

‘Yes,’ says his wife ‘Perhaps we can ’

Then she starts to think

A week later the fisherman’s wife says,

‘Husband, this house is very small

I want something I want a nice big castle.’

‘No, wife, please!’ says the fisherman

‘We don't want a castle.’

‘Yes, we do,’ says his wife

‘Go and ask the fish”

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( Oh! Magic fish in the sea! )

back to the sea

Now the water is grey

The fisherman shouts,

‘Oh! Magic fish in the sea!

Please come up and speak to me.’

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‘What do you want?’ says the fish

‘My wife wants something, says the

fisherman

‘She wants a castle.’

‘Go home!’ says the fish “She has it.’

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The fisherman goes home

‘Look!’ says his wife ‘Look at this castle!

‘Yes, wife,’ says the fisherman,

‘It’s very nice

We can be happy now.’

‘Yes, says his wife ‘Perhaps we can ’

Then she starts to think

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A week later the fisherman’s wife says,

‘Husband, this castle is very small

I want something I want a palace

and I want to be Queen.’

‘No, wife, please!’ says the fisherman

‘We don’t want a palace You don’t

want to be Queen.’

‘Yes, I do,’ says his wife

‘Go and ask the fish!’

13

The fisherman goes back to the sea

Now the water is brown

The fisherman shouts,

‘Oh! Magic fish in the sea!

Please come up and speak to me.’

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‘What do you want?’ says the fish

‘My wife wants something, says the

fisherman ‘She wants a palace

and she wants to be Queen.’

‘Go home!’ says the fish

‘She has a palace and she is Queen.’

14

The fisherman goes home

‘Look,’ says his wife,

‘Look at this palace!

I’m the Queen This is nice!’

‘Yes, wife,’ says the fisherman

‘It’s very nice

So now now, wife, can we be happy?’

‘Yes,’ says his wife, ‘Perhaps we can ’

Then she starts to think

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The fisherman is tired

That night he sleeps well

but his wife can’t sleep

‘T want | want something,’ she says

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It is morning

‘Wake up, husband!’ she says

‘lL know what I want I want the world

| want to be Emperor of all the world.’

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‘Oh, wife,’ says the fisherman, ‘No!

You can’t have all the world

No one can have all the world

Listen! You are Queen

Now be happy!’

‘I can’t be happy,’ cries his wife ‘I can’t

I must have all the world

Now go! Go and ask the fish!’

17

The fisherman goes

back to the sea

Now the water is black

The fisherman shouts,

‘Oh! Magic fish in the sea!

‘What do you want?’ says the fish

‘My wife wants something,’

says the fisherman

‘She wants the world She wants

to be Emperor of all the world.’

‘Go home,’ says the fish ‘And don’t

come back!’

13

The fisherman goes home

‘Look!’ says his wife “Look at this hut!

It isn’t very nice but it’s our home.’

‘Yes, wife,’ says the fisherman,

‘Can we be happy now?’

The fisherman’s wife starts to think

‘Yes,’ she says ‘I think we can.’

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